This is important when you believe that you should go back to court to increase or decrease a child support obligation. Chapter 61 of the Florida statutes provides two definitions of income. Florida statute 61. 0467 provides that income is "any form of payment to an individual, including wages, salary commissions, bonuses, compensation as an independent contractor, worker's compensation benefits, disability benefits, annuity and retirement benefits, pensions, dividends, interest, royalty and trust income. If your spouse or former spouse is receiving any of these forms of payment it would be included in a calculation or re-calculation of child support. Next month I will discuss the definition of income under Florida statute 61.032.

Use voice-mail, or e-mail, to leave short, business like messages rather than talking to your EX directly and getting into emotional discussions that go nowhere. Remember that you can't change the past, but you can learn to keep the past from burdeing your present and future! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

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